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Selected indicators for oil producing MENA countries

 

 

Population (M)

GDP

(US$ Bln)

Growth (%)

Oil/GDP(%)

Inflation (%)

Central Bank Reserves

(US$ Bln)

Foreign debt

(% GDP)

2010: estimation
2011: projection

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

2010

Algeria

35.5

36

154

164

4.5

4

37

36

5

4.8

155

3

Bahrain

0.8

1

23

25

4

5

28.4

19.5

3

3.5

3.4

33

Egypt

77

79

248

255

5.5

5.6

8

8

9

8

35

17

Iran

73.5

74.5

339

350

1.5

1

22

25

9.8

20

79

6

Iraq

31.2

32

81

93

7

7.5

60

70

6

5

40

47

Kuwait

2.4

3.1

115

120

2

4

49

51

4

3

16

18

Libya

6

6.1

61

64

1

1.5

25

26

2.5

3

102

1

Oman

3

3.1

54

60

4.5

4.5

30

29

4.5

4

12

15

Qatar

1.3

1.5

109

129

16

20

23

24

1

3

21

61

Saudi Arabia

28.5

29

440

470

3.4

4.5

59

60

5.5

5.3

450

22

UAE

6

6.1

250

265

2.2

3

30

28

2

2.5

30

40

Yemen

22

22.8

30

33

8

4

22

20

10

9

4.5

21

 

Source: IMF, Central Banks of MENA countries and ICG projection New BEDigest-final.jpg